All are invited to an education session on Adolescent Brain Development on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault. The training will be led by Dr. Ken Winters from the University of Minnesota. For more information, click HERE.
There is no cost to attend, but advance registration [...]
Need help with homework? Come to the Homework Zone on Monday and Thursday evenings at Greenvale Park School! The Homework Zone runs from 6:30-8:00 p.m. and is open to all Northfield students, elementary through high school.
Laptop computers are available to use. Volunteer tutors are also able to work individually with students. There is no cost [...]
Parents Meeting Parents will host a community screening of the documentary, Including Samuel on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. The screening will take place at St. John’s Church (500 W. 3rd Street). The event is free and open to the public.
The 58-minute documentary will be followed by facilitated discussion groups for youth (ages [...]
Parents and community members are invited to attend an important community presentation…
Pure Performance
The impact of alcohol or drug use on athletic performance
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Northfield High School Auditorium
1400 Division Street South
The presentation is led by John Underwood, President of the American Athletic Institute. A formed NCAA All-American, John has coached or advised more than [...]
The Northfield Public Schools was recently awarded a $53,000 grant from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation in support of the Tackling Obstacles and Raising College Hopes (TORCH) initiative. The money will be used to fund several staff positions, as well as provide TORCH students the opportunity to visit college campuses.
Currently, TORCH serves over 190 [...]
The article below was submitted by Alyssa Jilek, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at Northfield High School. Many thanks to Northfield’s outstanding Promise Fellows — Alyssa Jilek, Jason Hallen, and Kevin Krein — for their work with these projects. The Promise Fellow positions are supported by the Minnesota Alliance With Youth.
On Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 15 youth [...]
The Provider Team of the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition sponsors a monthly opportunity for parents dealing with a son or daughter’s substance abuse to meet and talk with other parents. The group offers both education and support. It meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Thus, the next meeting will [...]
Over 300 people attended the end-of-the-year PRIMEtime dinner and celebration on Wednesday at Bridgewater School. The party was for youth participants in the elementary PLUS program and the Middle School Youth Center, as well as their families. Volunteers from the Northfield Union of Youth/The Key and the Tackling Obstacles and Raising College Hopes (TORCH) [...]
The PRIMEtime after school collaborative will sponsor a training on Monday, April 20, 2009, titled, “Ways to Deal with Difficult Youth Behavior.” The training is being led by Nancy Busse, EBD Coordinator for the Faribault Public Schools. The intended audience includes after school program staff and community volunteers who work with youth.
The training will be [...]
Dr. Charles Reznikoff provided an in-service to nearly 20 staff at ARTech Charter School on Monday. Last month, Dr. Reznikoff led a similar in-service with over 125 staff from the Northfield Middle School, Northfield High School, and Northfield Area Learning Center.
The in-services focused on issues of addiction, signs and symptoms of chemical use issues, and [...]
